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Dariusz Taruapowicz, Zbigniew Matuszak

-    carry out functions of head of the ship's electrical services in order to maintain a constant electrical technical readiness of the ship's gym, navigation lighting, emergency lighting and basie premises of ship, signaling the ship automation Systems and electronic navigation eąuipment in accordance with the applicable intemational and national rules and instructions of the shipowner:

-    organizes and carries out repairs of electrical eąuipment reported by heads of departments of ship;

-    protects the technical condition and ąuantity of spare parts;

-    participates in shunting, mooring and anchoring operations;

-    prcpares spccifications of renovations and supervising their execution by shipyard workers;

-    keeps in constant technical efficiency electrical, emergency Systems;

-    working with the appropriate technical services and employee;

-    draw up a report on the technical condition of ship of electrical eąuipment;

-    train crew in the field of health and safety and fire when handling electrical appliances ship. Many years of practice (one of the authors) as the Marinę Electro Automation may lead to the conclusion that this is a specific profession. Electro-automatic officer must have extensive knowledge of all electrical specialtics (electrical machineiy, electrical circuits and eąuipment. metrology, Computer Systems, energy Systems, power electronics). It is important to know operation of the appliances and mechanical systems. The specificity of the profession is also connected with the fact that Marinę Electro Automation is at work alone. Mechanics, for medium-sized ships, are three or four. They may consult with one another professional problcms that nccd to be soIved. Marinę Electro Automation engineer must solve problcms indcpendently. Support service for reasons of cost is seldom used.

First cycle degree in Mechatronics has two specializations: Marinę Electro Automation (EO) and Energy Systems Mechatronics (ESM). Students, after four years of study in addition to seagoing service pass the test at the University Examination Board (art.74 reąuirement of scction 3 of the Law on Higher Education) and receive the diploma confirming competence for Marinę Electro Automation officers. During the program, students pass partial exams to confirm their knowledge and professional skills in accordance with the STCW Convention. The structure of the Mechatronics is shown in Fig.2.

Since 2010 with the development of the Mechatronics AM, the number of students choosing the EO profession have steadily increased.

In the academic year 2010/2011 the number of EO students in relation to the amount of students all over the ESM was 60% in 2011/2012 was 70%, and during the years 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 amounted to 100%. It follows that the students choose the profession Marinę Electro Automation willingly. Histogram of Mechatronics is shown in Figurę 3.

Didactic base for the profession Electro Automation

Specialized laboratories have the primary importance for modem didactic base. It is also important to prepare and teach the teaching staff. For example, in the Department of Electronics and Vessel Electronics at MU the majority of the teaching staff have many years of seagoing service experience in the position of Marinę Electro Automation officers. This allows for the transfer of knowledge by combining the theorctical knowledge with practical knowledge.

Mechatronics at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of MU was created thanks to funding from the Europcan Union under the European Social Fund project entitled "Development and promotion of technical directions of the Maritime University". Maritime University of Szczecin has received nearly 3 million zl for the implcmentation of this project. Modem laboratories for example of robotics and power electronics have been created [7, 8].

In the laboratory of electrical machines several laboratory stands have been built. An example would bc a modem stand for tcsting cagc of the asynchronous motor. The stand is eąuipped with two engine supply systems: three-phase autotransformer and energo-electronic inverter. An important element of the system is specially designed brake, which allows one to program different naturę of the engine load, which is important in marinę systems. The laboratory-’ for testing cagc asynchronous motor is shown in Figurę 4.

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